Web 2.1

Introduction

I've been having an argument with myself for years over my reluctance to use third party code in my work. I am referring to everything from simple JavaScript libraries to complete CMS platforms. I'm not saying I never use third party code, but I use a hell of a lot less than most people. This makes me arrogant, blinkered and quite possibly a dinosaur – or – perhaps it makes me experienced, focussed and a veteran.

On any given day I may be feeling guilty about my attitude; or smug and satisfied. Yesterday I was cursing the [generally wonderful] Smarty template engine, and feeling smug that my favouritism toward my own code was righteous. The day before I was interviewing a chap about a possible Drupal gig and was feeling guilty that I had so far ignored Drupal, to my detriment. (more…)

JavaScript language abstraction

I just read this blog article by John Resig, the author of jQuery. The article in general is a criticism of various projects like my very own "JASPA" – A criticism of frameworks that attempt to bring JavaScript into the 21st century by abstracting it into a different language. (more…)